42-7919 Lilliput
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FRE 2325
The wreck of a P-47 Thunderbolt (QP-N, serial number 42-7919) nicknamed "Lilliput"of the 334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group that crash landed when the landing gear failed. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Almost certainly 4FG. Probably QP-N - style of nose art. Wormwell via C. Thomas.'
Roger Freeman Collection
Roger Freeman Collection
Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 23rd Fighter Squadron, 36th Fighter Group, 9AF USAAF.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 334th Fighter Squadron 336th Fighter Squadron No 71 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885093
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 334th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885589
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Warmwell, Dorchester, Dorset DT2, UK | 22 September 1943 | Ground Loop RAF Warmwell Cat 4 damage, pilot Lt Alexander Rafalovich, 22-Sep-43. 334FS 4FG 8AF. |
Crashed |
Rue de Juvincourt, 02820 Corbeny, France | 5 October 1944 | Take Off Accident Juvincourt/A-68 FRA Cat 5 damage, pilot Lt Donn L Madden, 5-Oct-44. 23FS 36FG 9AF. |